Assessment for GDC Vault by Humber - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences. They often have limited text and our mostly visuals. The visuals rarely have accompanying text.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences. They are not intended to have document style structure that would be tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences. They often have limited text and our mostly visuals. The platform likely just publishes the presentation files provided by the people doing the presentations.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Overall, since the PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences, quality alt text is fairly rare
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Overall, since the PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences, quality alt text is fairly rare
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Overall, since the PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences, quality alt text is fairly rare
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the videos are captioned. Some older ones are not.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do videos include described video, or if not, is there a text equivalent of the video provided on the same page or via a link?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: GDC Vault
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Informa
Institution: Humber
Score: D

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences. They often have limited text and our mostly visuals. The visuals rarely have accompanying text.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never
Is primary language specified? Sometimes
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Not Applicable The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences. They are not intended to have document style structure that would be tagged.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes

Structure: Reading Order

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections? Sometimes The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences. They often have limited text and our mostly visuals. The platform likely just publishes the presentation files provided by the people doing the presentations.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes

Magnification

Question Answer Notes Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read? Always

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Not Applicable The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Overall, since the PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences, quality alt text is fairly rare
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Overall, since the PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences, quality alt text is fairly rare
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Overall, since the PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences, quality alt text is fairly rare

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Not Applicable The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable The PDFs in this tool are converted PowerPoint files from presentation at video game design conferences

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Most of the videos are captioned. Some older ones are not.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never

Described Video

Question Answer Notes Images
Do videos include described video, or if not, is there a text equivalent of the video provided on the same page or via a link? Never
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Never
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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